Sweeping-machine.



E. K. BKRE.

SWEBPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1912.

1,057,949. Patented Apr. 1, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHLBT l E. K. EKRE.

SWEEPING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FILED MAKES. 1912. I 1,@57,949, Patented Apr. 1,1913

wi bmeooeo Be it known bi h, citizen of the United alenti, in the C'TUZ North Dakota, ham and llS-Lf ,npi'mun': chines; 1111i 1 do 1* .iiig m be :1 fuih oz-J and 0);: of the invention, such Fm WiH.

in which tray is iib :1 novel mannaixnothei 0i mam-1M1 in means. said 11 unis also *1 to prevent fray.

utmg" 1 n ziuiiieiitnl H swim/i A furthvi' abject of't ha provide a KJHLEHHQ oi the U which the dii recopi'nirie is cover and ii pivoted position cui pei-iitin hold the same in its closed A stili further object of to provide a hand 0px: I chine oi the character (ascribed, Whf cmnposod of n mii mm .nbei' of parts, therefore Ample in COHHtl'UCiiOH, l cheap in zimnuizictiii'e.

iVith (hese and other oiajecis in View- 10 i is ii'ii'ention consisis in the (-omhiiflimi and novel CUUliJUmUOIl of parts here (If e fu i desciiheih illustrated in the acconipi. drawings and pointed out in ti hereto appended; it being midi: \THZ'IOHS changes in the form pl'opoi'ti size and minor details of construction Wi in the scope f the claims, may he resort to Without departing from the spirit 01' rificing any of the advantages (if the in: tion.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan View of a sweeping machine ccnsiructm i :ici'zori'hince with my invention, Fig. 2 =1 side elevation thereof, 1 h 3 is a front (311d. View, Fig. i is a vertical longiiuiiiiimi sec tion al View through the same, Fig. 5 vertical transversersectionalw'iew taken an posed and to be '7 the re- The lc-Wr :sed bearing g is; joiii'iiziiei'i. Grmiii i wheels ii'imizi'ced upon his axie on Qifll'i side 0: ihe Si'lnizu'd. 4 at the A lei stop lvl accidental forward movement and quent displacement said tray. W he for the receptacle which of the receptacle and. is els. capable of be ing adjusted so as to dispose the front end of the receptacle etgdifferent e "kLlZIOllS.

My invention. further cnmpr ves tiny which is designated a whole by the reference letter 1. 'l liie tray is preferably formed of sheet metal, and eoinpriees a bettom 26, rezirwardly diverging side Wtillil QY QY end walls 528 and longitudinal at tacliing flanges fllj flr', the latter engaging upon the flanges F)--9 the ifeceplecle so as to st! port said trey directly below the It will he ehseit-ved "n this the standard. Wl'ilCl') i advance of. the tray co the letter, and thereby preven desired to remove the tray, the etnnda is removed will be readily itineerstooc, and the my di'mvn toiWai-dly by r (Ill the ball 30, which. is pivolzllly contr l at its ends to the sides oi the tray, the of the bail noifnnilly resting 31 which. piojects leiwzudly e1 the .ifoi'wenl end of the lily invention further comprises nv closure is des'iignw l l" i closure inc-tel and iii-- the reference letter C, iiii'efemhly lori'nec'l of sh cludii a, body portion and depending; longitudinal llang i2 --33 which normally project over the de Willi. ceptzicle.

{U11 cit this ole-- sure is-detaclizihly seemed to the from 7 of the receptacle by any detachable tening means, such as is indicated as; it Whole by the reference numeral 3 V. Projecting laterally from the rear ends oi the flanges 3 vare headed pins 37 43;),

llfly invention further coinpirism a handle Wliieliis dcsi aled as a whole lay the "eliei'ence letter D. This handle inclndesspaced side urine Z36-36 w net-lion through suitnbl the eide walls (3 of the o ol the :'e- The forward p i" formed in and openicli. ave iveinl coni (11. tllE 1 mole and consequently into the tray 1 The can when d esii'ecl swing the handle lly (o to raise the closure to ascen 11. Whether or not the is filled. "When hecoinee filled the standard which entries the ground Wheels may be readily remove above described and the tray witluilrnwn and the contents thrown out.

lllmt is e fled is: i

1. ln a wing machine, :1 dirt receptacle eluding e lOOl lOln having an opening termed therein and side walls, one end of the. bol two -1 the wells, the end of said strip opposite lee opening being bent downwardly to form on :ipio'i, and e 'z'ei'novzilile tray supbelow the opening of the receptacle. .5. in :i sweeping machine, a dirt receptacle inelmlin :1 bottom side walls and a l v. 7 supporting wheels col'niected to the side "mills oi the receptacle, the bot tom being torn'led with an opening, :1 brush saqiporled by the walls and operntively connected the Wheels :1 removable trey slidalsly supported for forward movement l elow the opening of the lmittoin a standard de tuilnibly C(HlllliClfiCl at its upper end to the front Wall of the receptacle and in advance of the tray, said slunderd forming a for said tray, mid a, ground wheel can nod by the lower end of the standard.

in testimony whereof, l aliirc my signw live, in presence of two Witnesses.

lVilnesses N. E. liilonenn, lilnLni-I SI'dQEY.

L (lQSCFllDQfl to brush the dirt into the recepin forming connecting sti'ip'liu 

